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. S. W. BARR. CASH CARRIER APPARATUS.

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CASH-CARRIER APPARATUS.

SPBCIFICAT-ION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357,449, datedFebruary 8, 1887.

Application iled October 11, 1886.

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. BARR, of Mansfield, in the county ofRichland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements v'in Casl1-Garrier Apparatus; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates-to improvements in cashcarriers in which thecarrier runs on track-wires or equivalent devices-such, for instance, asropes, cords, &c.-and is pro pelled by pressing the wires against therear side of the carrier obliquely to the line of travel, either bydiverging or converging the track-wires according as the wheels of thecarrier are made to operate outside of or between these wires. When itis necessary to turn corners laterally, or in elevating the carrier to ahigher plane, the wires are arranged to pass between the carrier-wheelsand are united at some distance from the respective stations, and atVthe point where the bend occurs a Ycurved rod sufficiently stiff toretain its shape is employed in place of the wire,/or, that is, isconnected to the wire and forms continuation of the track, such curvedrods being held by lateral supports, and the carrier-frame is cut awayon one side to pass such supports.

The details of construction are varied according to circumstances; butit is believed that the different modifications, as shown and described,will enable mechanics skilled in the art to successfully carry out myinvention under all'ordinary circumstances.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation showing thehangers, levers, and track-wires in position for stations sending ateither end, the carrier-wheels being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 showsa lever with the handle omitted, as might be the case at non-sendingstation. Fig. 8 is a view in perspective of a lever shown also inFig. 1. Fig. 4. shows the construction of the bumperr where two topwires are used. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a view in perspectiveandan elevation in section and plan of the carrier.

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Fig. 7 shows the bumpers attached to the hangers. Fig. 8 shows the topwire stationary and made fast to the hangers, with the lower wireattached to the levers for operating the same. Fig. 9 shows theconstruction where a single wire is used midway of the station. Fig. 10illustrates the manner of turning a corner with the track. Fig. 1l showsthe arrangement of levers and wires where the latter run outsidethecarrierwheels. Fig. l2 shows the frame of a carrier cut away on theone side, so as to pass the lateral supports used in curves.

In Fig. l is shown the apparatus as usually constructed for ordinarypurposes, except that in practice the .wires are many times longer inproportion to the length of the levers than is shown in the drawings.Brackets or hangers, usually the latter, are provided, to which arepivoted levers A. The hangers shown consist, respectively', of a curvedcast-metal head, B, screwed to a tube, B', the latter having a flange,B2, attached for securing the hangers to the ceiling, together withsuitable braces B3, when, from the length of the hanger, braces aredeemed necessary. This form 'of hanger is convenient from the fact thatthe tube B may be cut of any desired length to bring the apparatus at asuitable height from the door. A

The levers A are pivoted at L to the respective hangers, and madetooperate in the same vertical plane. At a', on either side andequidistaut from the pivot a, are attached the respective track-wires C.The levers are provided With handles A for operating the same, and onopposite ends from the handles are bumpers D, to which latter areattached the curved springs c7., that by engaging the upper wheels ofthe carrier prevent the latter from rebounding from the bumpers. On therightf hand side, Fig. 1, and in dotted lines, are shown thecarrier-wheels in position for sending. By reversing t-he levers (whichmay be done from either station) the portions of the wires behind thecarrier are spread apart and made to press obliquely against the rear ofthe wheels, while the portions of the wire in front of the carrier arebrought substantially parallel, or

are made slightly to converge, the result being that the carrier ispropelled rapidly along the wires, usually reaching thereceiving-station but a momentl after the shitting of the levers.

In case the device is to be operated from one station only the handle atthe other station may be omitted. (See Fig. 2.)

A convenient form of carrier is shown in Figs. 5 and 6, where light sidepieces, E, are secured at their lower ends to a disk, E. Studs c, onwhich the sheaves c are journaled, pass through the side pieces, asshown. The cashbox F iits over the disk E', and has inwardlyprojectingpins, j", that may pass up through slots ci ot' the disk, alter which,by turning the box a trifle, the latter is held securely by the disk.

rlwo wires are sometimes used above, (sce Fig. 4,) in which case theupper carrier-wheel will have two grooves to correspond with the wires.The bu mpcrs are slotted at d, to pass,

' when turned down, astride the wire or wires,

as the case .may be. (See Figs. 3 and 4.) If preferred, the bumpers maybe made stationary on the hangers, as shown in Figs. 7 and S. )Vith thearrangement of levers and wires shown in Fig. S the one wire C isstretched from hanger to hanger and remains stationary, while the lowerwire, C, leads over sheaves c, that are pivotcd, respectively, on ythelcv/er, as shown, and the ends of the wiresir secured to springs c',that in turn are fastened at c2 to the levers. The normal position isshown in solid lines, the handles depending.

In operating` the device the lever at station sending is moved to theposition shown in dotted lines at the left hand in Fig. S, and is thenreturned to its normal position, the carrier meantime having sped on itsway.

In drawing back the lever the springs c' elongate to make the extralength of wire required between the fastening-points on the levers. Theconstruction shown in Fig. 8 is somewhat more complicated than thatshown in Fig, l, but has this advantage, that the top wire may havegreater tension than when it is attached to the working lever, andconsequentlythe upper wire is straighter and irmer. rlhe parts may bearranged, as shown in Fig. 11, with the wires outside thecarrier-wheels, in which case, by shifting the levers, the wires aremade to converge rearward of the wheels the effect of which inpropelling the car is the same as before described.

In Fig. 9 is shown a modification used principally where it is necessaryto turn corners. The track-wires are united at some distance from therespective stations, so that midway but one wire is used. In such casethe two wires run over sheaves c, pivoted,as shown, on the sides of thelevers. Spindlcs b are rigidly attached to the respective hangers andextend rearward, as shown. A sleeve, b', and a spiral spring, Z, aremounted loosely on each spindle, the spring abutting the sleeve andhanger. The ends of the wiresare secured to the respective sleeves andare held taut by the respective springs. lVhen a leveris shifted todiverge the wires, the springs are compressed. In turning a corner arod, G, of sufficient stiiness to retain its curved shape, is united atthe end with the single wire forming a part of the track. rIlhe curvedrod is held by lateral supports g, and the carrierframe is eut away onthe one side,as shown in Fig. 12, to pass such supports. With suchconstruction corners are easily turned either laterally or `vertically,there being no difiiculty in sending the carrier some distance up anincline or even up a vertical track. A carrier suitable for climbingsuch inclines or vertical track is considered aseparate invention, andis therefore 'not shown; but for turning corners laterally themodiiication shown i Fig. 12is all that is required.

In the construction shown in Figs. 9 and 10, wherein a single wire isconnected at its opposite ends to the two wires C and C, the movement ofthe lever A at one end of the track does not turn the lever at the otherend of the track, as is the case with the construction shown in Fig. l.lV ith the construction shown in Figs. 9 and l0 it is necessary afterthe operator or clerk has dispatched the car to turn the lever at hisend ot the track to a horizontal position, or, that is, to the positionshown at the right side of Fig. 9, so that the track will be incondition to permitof the return of the car.

What I claim is- 1. The combination, with track-wires, of a carrier withwheels adapted to travel on such track-wires and mechanism,substantially as indicated, for pressing the wires obliquely against therear of the wheels for propelling the carrier, substantially as setforth.

2. The combination, with a carrier, the same having suitablecarrier-wheels, of trackwires leading between the wheels of the carrierand mechanism, substantially as described, for distending the wires atthe sending-station and rearward ofthe carrier-wheels, substantially asset forth.

3. The combination, with a carrier having suitable wheels, of track-wircs leading between the wheels and extending from station to stationand suitable mechanism, substantially as shown, for spreading the wiresrearward of the wheels and converging or bringing parallel the wiresforward of the wheels, substantially as set.forth.

4. The combination, with a carrier and wheels and track-wires leadingbetween the wheels and extending from station to station, of pivotedlevers located at the stations, the wires being attached to the leverson opposite sides of the fulcrums, the length of the respective wiresbeing such that the levers are made to stand substantially at rightangles to each other, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with track-wires, a

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carrier adaptedto travel on such track-wires, In testimony whereof Isignthis specificaand mechanism,A substantially as indicated, tion, inthe presence` of two Witnesses, this for pressing the wires obliquelyagainst the 27th day of September, 1886.

rear of the carrier-Wheels for propelling the SAMUEL W. BARR. carrier,of bumpers located at the stations Witnesses:

and a spring catch for engaging the carrier, I HENRY M. WEAVER,

substantially as set forth. SAMUEL MARRIOTT.

